Weapons in Belarus

The U.S. sanctions will be active for two years starting from December 19, 2014.

Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dzmitry Mironchyk refutes reports about the sales of military equipment to Iraq.

Iraq has bought used fighter jets from Russia and Belarus after long delays in the delivery of F-16 planes from the US.

The information has been published on the state purchases website.

The head of Belarus' State Military Industrial Committee Syarhei Hurulyou says Belarus acts in the framework of the law.

Meanwhile, our country is on the Foreign Office's list of states with a poor human rights record.